BYU Fans Flying Tennessee Uniform Artist To Boise State Game

PROVO, Utah – BYU’s trip to Tennessee earlier this month has made an impact on the lives of many people. First, the Cougars came away with a thrilling double-overtime victory which gave Cougar fans a memory they will never forget.

17-year-old Tennessee fan and graphic designer Ryan came away so impressed with BYU fans before and after the game against his beloved Vols.

Usually, Ryan designs Tennessee uniform concepts for Volunteer fans. But as thanks to the kindness of BYU fans that were in attendance in Knoxville, he decided to create some helmet edits for BYU’s fans.

Since I'm also rooting for BYU this season, I thought I'd make a couple helmet designs for my new few(😂) BYU followers.

“The BYU fans were incredibly nice before and after the game,” Ryan said. “In fact, many BYU fans I’ve interacted with became Vol fans. After recovering from the loss against BYU, I found myself rooting for BYU to beat USC. Partially because it made us (Tennessee) look better but also because BYU had grown on me. I’ve been wanting to create something new, so I had a random idea to create a cream helmet for BYU. I thought I’d post it on Twitter. Since then my account has exploded with BYU fans.”

They have now raised me to a little over 500 followers! Thank you guys so much! I’ve got some more helmet designs coming tomorrow! #GoCougs#GBO 💙🧡

Devin Pyne, a BYU fan from Lehi, who was one of many Cougar fans involved in helping spread the word on the fundraiser had this to say, “I love how college football can bring people together, especially after all of my friends who went to Knoxville said how much they loved it and how nice the Vol fans were. So, I saw the tweet of Ryan’s (cream helmet edit) that said he’s now a BYU fan. I thought we need to make this guy feel the love that BYU fans felt in Tennessee.”

In less than 24 hours after Pyne and some other BYU fans spread the word on Twitter, the donations quickly followed.

One Cougar fan donated Delta SkyMiles to cover the flights from Nashville to Salt Lake City on the weekend BYU will host Boise State. Then over $1,400 were raised to a Venmo account that will cover hotel, transportation, souvenirs, and more for the Volunteer family to experience BYU football firsthand.

“This is literally insane,” Ryan said. “I don’t even know what to say or do. It feels so surreal and the fact they want me to take some family with me makes it even more surreal.”

BYU and Boise State square off on Saturday, October 19th, the same day Tennessee squares off against rival and No. 2 ranked Alabama. Ryan isn’t too worried about missing his Vols take on the Crimson Tide as this trip to BYU will be a unique chance for him and his family to see another part of the country.